48/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5072 — Hair Dye Distinction
Permission to Dye the Hair
Hair Dye Distinction: The Hadith on Being Different in Appearance
Sunan an-Nasai : 5072
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5072
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ - عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى لاَ تَصْبُغُ فَخَالِفُوهُمْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet [SAW] said: "The Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so be different from them."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5072In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5075
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5072
This hadith repeats the teaching that the Jews and Christians do not dye their hair, so Muslims should be different from them. Abu Hurairah narrates it from the Prophet [SAW]. The focus is hair dye and distinction in this named practice. It does not list which dye to use, and it does not mention the color black in this narration. Those details appear in other reports, but this text should be explained on its own. Readers looking for Jews and Christians do not dye hadith, hair dye hadith, or Sunnah of changing gray hair will find the core wording here: the Prophet [SAW] connected dyeing hair with not imitating that stated practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration repeats the instruction to be different in hair dyeing.
- The text mentions Jews and Christians as not dyeing their hair.
- The hadith does not name a specific dye or color in this wording.
